Joe Girard was working at Al Deebe Dodge in Clarkston as the storm clouds rushed in.

“It came in all of a sudden, the skies were all dark and when they opened up, they opened up with a downpour,” said Girard. “It came down heavily with thunder, lightning, sirens started going off, and then all of a sudden after 15 or 20 minutes of rain, it quit.”

The storms are also causing damage elsewhere in southeast Michigan. Police say trees, about eight inches in diameter, are reportedly down near Clio and Pasadena roads in Flint. Nearly two-inch hail has also been reported near Van Slyke and Bristol roads, near Bishop Airport just south of Flint.